The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-09-24
BADGER NOTES.

THE common council or Rlce Lake
refuses to adopt Il resolution for the
enforcement of the law against the
sale of liquor on Sunday.
NINETY per cent. of the tobacco crop
OF Wisconsin IL under cover.
The number of cases of diphtheria
IN La Crosse is increasing daily.
EDWARD Low, who achieved con-
siderable notoriety as the boon COM
panlon and fast friend OF Paul Croft
kau, will sever his connection with
the Milwaukee Arbeiter Zeltung, OcUo-
Der !. He will 90 to Cincinnati and
WORK on the Arbeiter Zeitung there.
THE Knapp. Stout company will
provide Menominee with q roller grlst
mill that will turn out 100 barrels
day.
THE large hay crop in Door County
is being marketed from Sturgeon Bay,
where II steam press has been put in
operation. Thus far about 200 tons
have been shipped to Menominee,
Mich.
AN albino squirrel was captured at
Cameron, Barron County, which,
though OF the red squirrel species, is
pure white. not colored hair appear
ing, and is bright and clipper, prom
Using to tame easily.
CHARLES STEINHOFF, charged with
attempting to kill Herman il. Levy,
of Eau Claire, failed to appear for
trial and consequently his bail was
forfeited. His partner, AdOlph
Brocka, was sent to jail for thirty
days.
A FORCE OF from 800 to 400 men is
engaged on the blast furnace at Ash
land. The company is also building
coal kilns at DOgwoOd and Butternut
and will erect many more in different
portions OF this part OF the state.
The bed OF yellow ochre at Ridge
way, Iowa County, has been explored
TO width OF thirty feet. The vein is
fully seven and half feet thick and
the ochre of as fine a quality as any
ever discovered. 1t is thought the
bed is so feet wide and about 100 feet
long.
A YOUNG man named William Raube
was fairly run through by wagon
pole while he and Il number OF COM
p4nions were on the road from Sister
Bay, in Door County. The team was
running down slope when he play
fully ran before it as If to stop it. He
lived but a short time after he was
hurt.
THE rumor that the Eau Claire Lum.
ber Company has sold out is con-
firmed. The company mills and
other property at Eau Claire and
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are stated on good authority to have
been bought by the Mississippi River
Logging Company. The consideration
was 81 100000.
The first train over the Duluth,
South Shore Il Atlantic road arrived
at Sault Ste. Marie on the 10th. The
last rail Was laid at noon, amid the
cheers of IL vast crowd of enthusiastic
spectators. A battery OF two guns
from Fort Brady was taken to the
terminus OF the road and a salute OF
twenty-one guns fired.
The body OF Carl Hoffman, tailor,
was found hanging to q tree in Gard
ner's woods, town OF WauwaJosa,
Milwaukee County, on the 10th. He
had only been in this country short
cause of the suicide.
HENRY ZNIMER, c arged with tor
gerry, has made two attempts to es-
cape from the Eau Claire Jail.
The State Fair Association at its
business meeting at Milwaukee on the
18th, reelected the old officers.
Gov. RUsK will attend the c. A. r.
enCampment at st. Louis next month,
and he will be escorted there by four
teen veterans, all employed in the cap
ltol, every one OF whom lost either an
arm or leg In the war.
THE Milwaukee, Lake Shore & West
ern Railway has Inst received a con-
signment OF side, board flats and ore
dump cars, thefOrmer from the United
States Rolling Stock Company and
the latter from the Barney & Smith
Manufacturing Company. They each
have q capacity for 10000 pounds
and are 81 feet long.
l., NJ. GRIsWOLD's sawmill, Fish
Creek, Door County, was destroyed by
fire. The dock and quantity OF
lumber also burned. Loss, $4,000.
THE annual report of the State Fish
81 900 more fry were distributed
than in 1886. The applications for
fry constantly exceed the supply.
There are 153 applications for next
springs distribution. Mr.. Nevlns rec
ommends that if a new hatchery be
built that it be located at Marinette,
large enough to hatch from 10000
600 to / 5, 900, 900 Mackinac trout fry
per year. Philo Dunning, of Madison,
was reelected president OF the com
mission, and c. l.. Valentine, OF James
vile. was reelected secretary and
treasurer. James Nevins was re-elect-
ed uperintendent.
THE body of the man who was found
in Tesch's woods, near Milwaukee, has
been identified as that OF Charles C9-
sar, chief engineer for the SChht2 Brew
ing Company. Mr.. Caesar leaves a
wife and five grown up children.
THE large building on the eas5 side
OF West Water street, Milwaukee, OC-
cupied by the Thomas & Wentworth
Company, manufacturers OF brass aud
iron goods, and by Atkins, Ogden &
Co. e shoe factory, was damaged to
the extent of 81, 500 by fire on the
morning of the 18th.
CHARLES Dewitt has been held to
trial at Madison on a charge of Grim
inal assault. He gave bail in the sum
OF $500.
AN electric fire alarm system is be-
irg put in place IN Eau Claire.
THE Milwaukee Bridge and Iron
Works were the successful bidders for
the Belle Isle bridge, Detroit River,
which will cost from S2ST, 900 to
S305, 600.